Late effects of COVID-19 has been underestimated significantly
Infections with the new Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 to be initially associated with dangerous respiratory complaints, grew in the course of the pandemic, the realization that COVID-19 can infect the entire body. According to far-reaching the spectrum of the threat of complaints and late consequences. These range from headaches and fatigue to neurological impairment, damage to the kidney and the cardiovascular system to a stroke or heart attack.
What are the limitations in COVID-19 researchers have analysed threaten the end of the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and the Irving Medical Center of Columbia University on the basis of their own experiences and an evaluation of the available scientific evidence. Accordingly, COVID may have a-19 in addition to the respiratory problems, among other things, severe kidney, heart and brain damage. The results of the research team were published in the renowned scientific magazine “Nature Medicine”.
Coronavirus may cause damage to organs throughout the body
At the beginning of the COVID-19-pandemic, the disease is characterized primarily as a flu-like respiratory infection that affects mainly the lungs. But in the meantime, it is known that the Coronavirus may cause damage to organs throughout the body, report researchers. On the basis of their own experiences in the care of COVID-19-patients and in -patients, as well as on the Basis of the latest scientific findings, the research team has the potential to be impacted, and late of the disease and the mechanisms underlying its effects.
The risk for heart attacks and strokes increases
First, it is self-evident to mention the severe shortness of breath, which many of those Affected, but has to fight the results of the research team, according to a third of the COVID has-19-Patients with neurological symptoms such as headaches, dizziness, fatigue, and loss of Smell to. An increased risk for a heart attack, added to this failure, and coagulation disorders kidney. Not least of all, will gradients, in the case of severe disease due to blood clots and Delirium, the risk for stroke increases, reported study leader Aakriti Gupta from BIDMC.
Increased indications of neurological impairments
The possible neurological impairment and the increased risk of stroke by COVID-19 had also pointed out by a research team from the University College London in a recently published study. The disease can have nerve damage, inflammation in the brain and strokes, and the result, warned the research team led by Dr. Michael Zandi in the journal “Brain”.
Systemic inflammation in COVID-19
In the current study, the BIDMC and the Irving Medical Center, the researchers come to the conclusion that the various complications are probably the result of the systemic inflammation that can occur when the immune system tries to attack of the Virus on the body to repel. Particularly the cells lining the blood vessels were affected in this case.
Propagation of blood clots
“When the Virus of the blood vessel attacks the cells of the inflammation, and the blood begins to form large and small blood clots. These blood clots can spread throughout the body and organs do devastating damage, thus triggering a vicious circle,“ reported the research team. The reaction of the immune system can spiral out of control, and other discomfort.
This cycle to break, could be a promising way to treat patients with severe COVID-19-gradients, and to avoid late effects, explained the research team. Also be studies on the COVID-19-Ill be necessary to capture the full extent of the impending consequences. (fp)